NIl Lugers

Vlim · 04-05-2011, 05:59 PM

The air force bit is incorrect. Someone mistook the 1928 KOL marking for an airforce marking, which it wasn't.

Most KNIL pistol orders went to KNIL ground forces and only a few ended up with KNIL airforce crews.

If you want to know more about the KNIL contract, get 'The Dutch Luger' by Martens & De Vries. Brilliant book, based on archive material.

tomaustin · 04-05-2011, 09:45 PM

the NIL.................

mecano44 · 04-06-2011, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Vlim

The air force bit is incorrect. Someone mistook the 1928 KOL marking for an airforce marking, which it wasn't.

Most KNIL pistol orders went to KNIL ground forces and only a few ended up with KNIL airforce ....

My information didnt mention were the guns were used ,but only that the purchaser by DWM/BKIW "seem to have been" the Airforce, according to the archives of manufacturer.

Could be that the Department which purchased "officially" was the Air Force ? Because it was in charge to care for transport to East Indies ? ( at least for the 1st delivery ? )

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04-05-2011, 05:59 PM	#1
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	The air force bit is incorrect. Someone mistook the 1928 KOL marking for an airforce marking, which it wasn't. Most KNIL pistol orders went to KNIL ground forces and only a few ended up with KNIL airforce crews. If you want to know more about the KNIL contract, get 'The Dutch Luger' by Martens & De Vries. Brilliant book, based on archive material.